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Why we don’t need to pay for Covid because we already have
I get really annoyed by all the economists going around saying that we have to work out how to pay for Covid when the simple fact is that we already have. When we realise that we will all be a … Continue reading
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Why are the Tories so worried?
You’d think that a government with a big majority and high on the polls would have little to worry about, and yet the Tories are showing signs of being very worried. How long is it before failings on Brexit and … Continue reading
Scientists invent home COVID-19 test using coffee machine capsules | The Conversation
Mark Lorch Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull Wax, vials, a coffee capsule and boiling water are the main components of a brand new COVID-19 test. Transitioning to home working had its challenges for us all, … Continue reading
Political crisis and Covid surge rock Brazil – BBC News
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is facing the biggest crisis of his presidency after the heads of the army, navy and air force all quit and the country recorded its highest daily Covid-19 death toll. The unprecedented resignation of the defence chiefs … Continue reading
The Year Earth Changed | Kottke
Produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit and narrated by David Attenborough, The Year Earth Changed is an upcoming documentary that looks at what happened to the natural world when much of the world’s human population stayed indoors for a … Continue reading
A letter to loved ones about the COVID-19 vaccine – Sir Lenny Henry | NHS
Dear mums and dads, grandparents, aunties, uncles, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, sons, daughters, cousins. We love you! We know we don’t say it often enough and sometimes we have our disagreements, like families do, but wherever you are, we love … Continue reading
The Louvre Displays Its Entire Art Collection Online To Be Explored For Free – DesignTAXI.com
Browse the artworks of the most-visited museum in the world, room by room. It’s not just its stunning glass pyramid shape that sets it apart; being home to history-making artworks like the Mona Lisa, Liberty Leading the People, and … Continue reading
Special Report: How a coronavirus variant tore through an English island and onto the world stage | Reuters
By Andrew MacAskill, Andrew R.C. Marshall ISLE OF SHEPPEY, England (Reuters) – Warm weather brings tourists to the Isle of Sheppey, a flat, marshy island near the mouth of the River Thames. Each summer, they fill Sheppey’s many caravan parks … Continue reading
The Coronavirus Variants Don’t Seem to Be Highly Variable So Far | Scientific American
By Vaughn Cooper on March 24, 2021 SARS-CoV-2 may be settling into a limited set of mutations No doubt you’ve heard about the novel coronavirus variants that are evolving around the world. There now appear to be more than a … Continue reading
Covid-19: Brazil’s hospitals close to collapse as cases reach record high
Luke Taylor Hospitals across Brazil are on the brink of collapse as the country faces the worst chapter of its pandemic yet. Out of the country’s 26 states, 24 have 80% or more of their covid-19 intensive care beds occupied … Continue reading
Jr Creates Incredible Optical Illusion To “Crack Open” Art Museum | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on March 23, 2021 View this post on Instagram A post shared by JR (@jr) The façade of the Palazzo Strozzi has transformed into a giant illusion. In a time when many museums are still shuttered due … Continue reading
Can we get rid of Covid-19 forever?
As of March 2021, Covid-19 has killed more than 2.5 million people. It’s brought on a dramatic economic downfall, a mental health crisis, and has generally just put the world on pause. But we don’t have to look far back … Continue reading
